I'm eating a peppermint candy right now.
Earlier today we had the traditional New Year's Day dinner of black-eyed peas, turnip greens, etc., except we had steak instead of hogs jowl, lol. Has anyone every eaten hogs jowl???? Ugh, this is one thing I would NEVER EAT, lol.
Anyway, tradition says if you eat this stuff on New Year's Day, it will bring you luck, good fortune, and more money in the new year. Atleast, I think that is how it goes.